Global Patent Index - EP 0977986 A1

EP 0977986 A1 20000209 - METHODS FOR APPLYING A REAGENT TO AN ANALYTICAL TEST DEVICE

Title (en)

METHODS FOR APPLYING A REAGENT TO AN ANALYTICAL TEST DEVICE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR BESCHICKUNG EINES ANALYTISCHEN TESTGERAETS MIT EINEM REAGENZ

Title (fr)

PROCEDE D'APPLICATION D'UN REACTIF A UN DISPOSITIF D'ESSAI ANALYTIQUE

Publication

EP 0977986 A1 20000209 (EN)

Application

EP 98901765 A 19980108

Priority

  • US 9800477 W 19980108
  • US 3466897 P 19970109

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9830904A1] This invention provides methods and apparatus for applying a reagent to an analytical test device. The methods and apparatus employ a nozzle and a flexible restrictor to accurate control the amount of reagent applied to the test device. The analytical test devices prepared by the methods of this invention are used to determine the presence or the quantity of an analyte in a liquid sample, such as whole blood.

IPC 1-7

G01N 33/52; C12Q 1/26

IPC 8 full level

G01N 33/66 (2006.01); C12Q 1/26 (2006.01); G01N 33/52 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C12Q 1/26 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 33/521 (2013.01 - EP US); C12Q 2326/32 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 435/968 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DK ES FI FR GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9830904 A1 19980716; AU 5820798 A 19980803; CA 2277306 A1 19980716; DE 19880001 T1 19990318; EP 0977986 A1 20000209; GB 2323442 A 19980923; GB 2323442 B 20001206; GB 9811643 D0 19980729; JP 2001518179 A 20011009; US 5876957 A 19990302; US 6121011 A 20000919

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9800477 W 19980108; AU 5820798 A 19980108; CA 2277306 A 19980108; DE 19880001 T 19980108; EP 98901765 A 19980108; GB 9811643 A 19980108; JP 53116498 A 19980108; US 20555698 A 19981204; US 460498 A 19980108